Port of Tampa set for major spending spree
Katerina Kerr | Tue, 26 Jul 2011
$11 million set aside to expand box terminal and improve rail connections
The Board of Commissioners of the Florida, US, port of Tampa has agreed to spend US$11.8 million to expand the container terminal and inland rail connections.
The board approved entering into a joint participation agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation, to invest more than $2 million in a $6 million project for railroad construction and related improvements at Hooker’s Point, the location of the container terminal.
It also approved spending $2.3 million for remediation of the former Tampa Scrap site, around 7ha of land that will be available to serve port development needs and possibly support growth of the container terminal.
The container terminal was expanded in 2010, from 10ha to 16ha and an additional 200 metres of berth length was recently completed.
“In support of crucial, ongoing maintenance dredging of port berths, the board approved a one-year contract worth more than $7.5 million with Orion Dredging Services,” said Tampa Port Authority.
“Such navigational improvements are extremely important, allowing public and private port berths to continue to be operable at authorised depths.”
Between January and March, the port recorded throughput of 15,107teu, a 49% increase compared with the same period in 2010.
The board approved entering into a joint participation agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation, to invest more than $2 million in a $6 million project for railroad construction and related improvements at Hooker’s Point, the location of the container terminal.
It also approved spending $2.3 million for remediation of the former Tampa Scrap site, around 7ha of land that will be available to serve port development needs and possibly support growth of the container terminal.
The container terminal was expanded in 2010, from 10ha to 16ha and an additional 200 metres of berth length was recently completed.
“In support of crucial, ongoing maintenance dredging of port berths, the board approved a one-year contract worth more than $7.5 million with Orion Dredging Services,” said Tampa Port Authority.
“Such navigational improvements are extremely important, allowing public and private port berths to continue to be operable at authorised depths.”
Between January and March, the port recorded throughput of 15,107teu, a 49% increase compared with the same period in 2010.
Don't know what is wrong what is rite but i know that every one has there own point of view and same goes to this one
Posted by: Timberland Outlets | December 01, 2011 at 11:20 AM